#042C32#042C32

#042C32 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.044 H 209.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042C32
RGB	rgb(4, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(188, 85%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(188, 92%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(92%, 12%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.79, -10.86, -7.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.79, 13.35, 215.56°)
OKLab	oklab(26.98% -0.0378 -0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(26.98% 0.044 209.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.5262, 2.0573, 3.3336)
Luminance	0.0206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042C32 #320A04

analogous

#043221 #042C32 #041532

triadic

#042C32 #32042C #2C3204

tetradic

#042C32 #210432 #320A04 #153204

square

#042C32 #210432 #320A04 #153204

split-complementary

#042C32 #320415 #322104

monochromatic

#02191C #02191C #042C32 #095E6B #0D90A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.88

#042C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#042C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042C32

14.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042C32	1.00	14.88	1.41	14.88
#FFFFFF	14.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272A32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#212532

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.044 209.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d6569',
    500: '#042c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042c32;
$custom-light: #4d6569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.826,
    "s": 85.185,
    "l": 10.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26977,
    "c": 0.04352,
    "h": 209.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042C32

secondary

#74291D

accent

#472CFB

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020506

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042C32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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